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Meaning of 'situation' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Situation [ n.]
- Manner in which an object is placed; location, esp. as related to something else; position; locality site; as, a house in a pleasant situation.
- Position, as regards the conditions and circumstances of the case.
- Relative position; circumstances; temporary state or relation at a moment of action which excites interest, as of persons in a dramatic scene.
- Permanent position or employment; place; office; as, a situation in a store; a situation under government.

Meaning of 'situation' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . situation [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
Example in sentence:
  • eternal truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they have fresh meaning for every new social situation;
  • the present international situation is dangerous;
  • wondered how such a state of affairs had come about
Meaning (2):
- a condition or position in which you find yourself
Example in sentence:
  • found herself in a very fortunate situation;
  • the unpleasant situation (or position) of having to choose between two evils
Meaning (3):
- a job in an organization
Example in sentence:
  • he occupied a post in the treasury
Meaning (4):
- a complex or critical or unusual difficulty
Example in sentence:
  • no human situation is simple;
  • that's quite a situation;
  • the dangerous situation developed suddenly
Meaning (5):
- physical position in relation to the surroundings
Example in sentence:
  • the sites are determined by highly specific sequences of nucleotides

Nearby Words:

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